Sleeve-ironing board.



J. F. MoARTHUR.

SLEEVE IRONING BOARD. APPLICATION FILED NOV. 15. 1904.-

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SLEEVE-IRONING BOARD.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 30, 1906.

Application filed November 15, 1904. $erial No. 232,840.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, J ENNIE F. MOARTHUR, a citizen of the United States, residing at Detroit, in the county of Wayne and State of Michigan, have invented new and useful Improvements in Sleeve-Ironing Boards, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a sleeve-ironing pad, and has for its object to provide a simple and convenient article of this kind.

The invention consists in certain novel features of construction hereinafter described and claimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a plan view of the pad, Fig. 2 an edge view thereof, and Fig. 3 a sectional view.

Referring specifically to the drawings, 5 denotes a pad which is shaped to conform to the outline of an ordinary sleeve. That end of the pad which fits in the upper end of the sleeve is made somewhat thicker than the rest of the pad, so as to fit better in the sleeve.

In the manufacture of the pad I take a corrugated strip 6 of asbestos and place the same between two or more plain sheets 7 of the same material. Next to each sheet 7 is placed a padding 8, of thick cottonor other suitable fabric, to which issecured one thickness of cotton cloth or other suitable fabric 9. These parts are cemented together or otherwise fastened in any convenient way. A pad thus constructed possesses the necessary stiffness and at the same time is light and can be easily handled. The pad is complete and ready for use and can be used independent of an ironing-board. By reason of the asbestos core the pad can be placed on a table without light and handy and can be carried in a trunk or satchel and is especially adapted for those not having regular accommodations for ironing.

In use the pad is inserted into the sleeve, both sides of which can then be ironed without removing the pad, and it can be shifted around to iron the entire length of a large sleeve and also the cuff. The pad can also be used for ironing small articles, such as handkerchiefs, ribbons, &c. It can be made in various shapes and used wherever an ironing pad or board is required.

The construction permits the pad to be made sufficiently thin and light without sacrificing the necessary strength and stiffness. Aboard covered with padding to be no thicker than this would be so thin as to break or warp with constant use. Heat would also readily penetrate through a thin board and injure or deface the surface of the table on which it happened to be placed. In use the pad will be inclosed in a tight-fitting removable cover 10.

Having thus described my invention, what is claimed as new, and desired to be secured by Letters Patent, is

An ironing-pad comprising a core formed of a corrugated sheet of asbestos between plain sheets of the same material, a covered padding over said core, and a removable cover fitting over the pad so formed.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

J ENNIE F. MOARTHUR.

Witnesses:

CLARA E. DAVIS, CAROLINE HARMER. 

